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Here are some frugal tips that other stay-at-home parents have shared with us.
I want to thank everyone for their tips and hints, and please keep them coming!
From Nina:
Learn a craft or two. If you know crafts, you can save tons on gifts. Christmas is coming in a few months. My husband and I have been working for months, (during our rare spare time), on gifts. My mother is going to receive a crocheted afghan and pillows. (cost $13.) My husband's parents are getting an enbroidered Xmas tree skirt. (cost $9.) My sister and sister-in-law are both getting crocheted sweaters. (cost $8.50 together) My brother-in-law's family is getting a framed needlepoint picture for their den. (cost $12.75) And as one of her Xmas gifts, my husband is working on a doll house for our daughter. ($31. but priceless to us) Total $76.25 for almost everyone together. I just have to add some more gifts for our daughter, and we'll make it all right for an otherwise very lean Christmas.
From Bronwynn:
In response to the post mentioning using detergent instead of bubble bath.... Since so many little girls (and boys) are prone to infections (kidney? bladder? high school anatomy don't fail me now....) I suggest minimal use of bubbles and I wouldn't use dish detergent. I might opt for a mild shampoo instead *and* I'd put the bubbles in at the end of the bath.
From Jenny:
I save the spoonfuls of leftover vegetables in a plastic tub in my freezer. When it is full, its time to make soup!
From Jennifer:
To heck with Tupperware and Rubbermaid.
My husband and I have been saving
plastic yogurt, take-out Chinese food
soup containers, old plastic ice cream
tubs. You name it. Over the years we've
accumulated quite a variety of great
storage containers that work perfectly
well in the freezer, fridge, lunches,
basically anywhere you would use a
storage container. I have probably 3-4
pieces of actual hand-me-down tupperware
and the rest are "safer-specials", as I
call them. They might not match and
color coordinate but they work quite
well.
From Mary:
One of my best money-saving tips is to NEVER turn somebody down when they offer to give you something free. Even if it is something you don't want. People know when they want to get rid of something and don't want to try to sell it(because it is to much of a hassle) they can offer it to me, and I will always take it. This resulted last week in a Little Tykes kitchen, and a Barbie DreamHouse from a neighboor. That's only the beginning of the things I have recieved. I ALWAYS send a thank-you note. I really appreciate the kindness and want them to know it!
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